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Commissioned USS Wyoming in October 1859, CDR. John K. Mitchell in command

USS Wyoming was at San Francisco, at the out break of the Civil War. Ordered to remain in the vicinity CDR. Mitchell, a Southerner, violated his orders and sailed to Panama, causing him to lose his command and subsequent dismissal from the service

USS Wyoming received a new commanding officer at San Francisco CDR. David Stockton McDougal, and on 9 August 1861 proceeded to the coast of Lower California to protect American whaling interests against possible incursions by Confederate cruisers, operating in South American waters into 1862.

Repaired at Mare Island USS Wyoming was assigned to the Far East in search of Confederate cruisers
especially CSS Alabama and to also "show the flag" in Japan protecting American citizen and interests

To that extent she fought a battle in the Strait of Shimonoseki on 14 July 1863, with ships of the Daimyo Choshiu, victorious she was holed eleven times and suffered eleven casualties

Arrived, 13 July 1864, Philadelphia Navy Yard, for repairs, immediately ordered to sea to search for CSS Florida off the east coast of the United States

Unable to fulfill her assignment because of a leakey boiler USS Wyoming returned to Philadelphia, 19 July 1864

Decommissioned, 23 July 1864

Recommissioned, 11 April 1865, CDR. John P. Bankhead in command, Wyoming proceeded to the East Indies Station to search for the Confederate raider CSS Shenandoah which was still at sea one month after the Civil War ended.

Assigned to the Asiatic Squadron in 1867

Decommission, 10 February 1868, and placed in ordinary at Boston, MA

Recommissioned, 14 November CDR. John L. Davis in command and assigned to the North Atlantic Station

Decommissioned, 30 April 1874, at Washington Navy Yard

Assigned as the Washington Navy Yard receiving ship in 1877

Recommissioned, 20 November 1877 and subsequently assigned to the European Station

Decommissioned, 30 October 1882, at Annapolis MD. to serve as a practice ship for midshipmen of the Naval Academy

Later towed to Norfolk, VA. she was sold, 9 May 1892, to E. J. Butler of Arlington, MA